Blind woman robbed at bus stop

STOCKTON - A blind woman was waiting for a bus in the 200 block of East Iris Avenue about 1 p.m. Saturday when someone knocked her to the ground and stole her purse, police said.

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STOCKTON - A blind woman was waiting for a bus in the 200 block of East Iris Avenue about 1 p.m. Saturday when someone knocked her to the ground and stole her purse, police said.

The robber took the woman's leopard-print purse, a red wallet, a California ID, cash and a cellphone, police said. The 33-year-old victim is completely blind and was unable to provide a description of the robber, officers said. She believed the thief approached from the west and fled to the east.

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